The Workmen’s Circle in Birmingham
The Workmen’s Circle—Arbeter Ring in Yiddish—is a Jewish fraternal organization devoted to progressive politics, the labor movement, and Yiddish language and culture. In its ...
Can We Please Stop Re-Fighting Hanukkah?
Ask any Jew what Hanukkah is about and you are likely to get one of two possible explanations: Maccabees or ...
Seminole’s Henry Katz Shares Stories with Style
Since the 1940s, the Jews of Seminole, Ada, Nowata, and Shawnee, Oklahoma, have met at the Seminole Hebrew Center for ...
Two Worlds
By Education Fellow Reva FrankelI grew up in a Modern Orthodox community, so when I came to work at the ...
On “Hava Nagila”
I am a music snob. People know this about me, and I deserve the title. I have said hurtful things ...
Bowling with Jews
As I was researching the Jewish history of Tulsa, Oklahoma, I came upon a wonderful photograph in the 50th anniversary ...
Dear Sarah Silverman: You’re One of My Tribe
Dear Sarah,Hey girl! I read the open letter written to you by that rabbi in Dallas. You know, the one ...
Social Equality: The Most Jewish Value of All?
Day in and day out, community engagement is my job. Specifically, working here in the South, my mandate is to ...
Southern & Jewish: Pride, or Prejudice?
There’s an article that’s been going around a lot this past week, about being Jewish in the South. Naturally, the ...
I Am “Southern & Jewish”
My name is Ann Zivitz Kimball, and I’m a proud Southern Jew.Since “Southern & Jewish” is the name of this ...
Jewish Names & Numbers
Complex systems of letter and number substitution yield names for God that have been used for magical and supernatural ends.
Incantations, Spells and Adjurations
Some traditional Jewish sources indicate belief in the efficacy of spells.